New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-03
PROVIDENCE.
WRANGLING ABOUT GROG-ELECTION EVE
ART EXHIBITION.

PpoviprNCE r. l., April 2.-For three days this
week the lower branch of the General Assembly
has been struggling with the proposed amendments
to the liquor law aud after these three days of de-
bate never excelled IN bitterness sine, the DOrr
war the Assembly adjourned until after election
without completing the first section. While tho
House seems to be- unanimously IN favor OF making
a law which can he enforced, for some unaccount-
able reason there seems 10 be no disposition 20 agnes
upon anything. One day was devo-e TO the cues
ton whether the words II hard cider should be
nlarei ON the list of prohibited beverages. 1t WAS
firs rs decided that, for the sake OF making the
Law consistent. hard cider should 30 on the list"
The fight of the last two days has been on the al
,cmpt to establish Il percentage oil aicohoi
not he declared contiaband. After emu
meratng the specifically prohibited liquids; tho
proposed amendment offered and defended by
Spe iker Wilson from the floor. reads and al
LIQUIDS not especially enumerated III this section
winch shall contain in exec = OF two per cent OF al
coho bV weight taken at O0O f.; but no provision
IN this act shall hc construed 10 authorize the sale
of liquors containing a less percentage OF alcoho,
II the same shall he intoxicating. The above may
not he the exact phraseOlogy but that Is the sun
stance Ot til" amendment. Speaker Wilson ylgor-
ously defends the amendment AS something 10 PIN
uricS down to in so-called light heer cases Mr.
Bosworth. although true friend OF the prohlbitory
law. strcnuousy argued for the change OF word
here or there. Mr.. Miner an experienced lawyer
in the trial of liquor cases mas taikcn ior nours AZ
n time in opposition TO u decreased PERCENTAGE:
asserting that it would weaken instead
of strengthen the law. Other representatives have
burdcncd the air with their eloquence, and the
whole subject of prohibition has been gone Iuto
pretty thoroughly. On Friday slr. Garvin, Demo-
cratic member from Cumberland. moved IN amend
ment To a motion to commit to JOINT special conf
mlttee to instruct that committee 10 report OIL
aboshing the office of Chief of state Police, and
made bitter and wordy assault on Shief Brayton.
Mr. West of Providence, then proceeded Ia give Mr..
Carvin the iirrcest tonguc-aslnnE that moral man
ever received in legislative body. Several mcm-
bers avowed that the Assembly didn't dare to take
a roll all mart of this question night tho
eve of election. and an adjournment was made
without anything having been accomplished. Tho
Legislature will meet the day after election.
Kissing hot is by no means too strong a term By
which 10 designate the temperature OF tnis CAM
paign. On next Wednesday the people wlll Try to
elect a Governor and full list of state officers.
and Legislature. At this writing both sides claim
the battle Republicans believe Governor Wet
more will be reelected by pronounced majority.
The Democrats seem ovcr-confdeni of the election
of the head of their ticket at least and third party
men declare that there Will be no election by the
people but that the Legislature will be Republican,
1t all depends upon the political influence welded
by The Journal aud Bu,ietn. This Is the unknown
factor 1t is believed that their influence has been
discounted by the extensive circulation OF Loyal
meetings 1t Is certain that those newspapers nave
not had sufficient influence to bring out single
Republican TO say a word on the stump or over his
own signature IN the newspapers against Governor
WetmOre or in favor Of John w. Davis.
The rumsellers and Democrats not rumsellers
have struck hands to defeat certain men for the
Legislature A tremendous effort IL TO be made to
beat the Hon. +. l.. Freeman of Lincoln, who has
served the state until he Is the father of tho
House." He is an uncompromising prohibitiOnlst
Republican. Another man especially picked out for
attempted slaughter IS George 5. West, Of Provi'
dence. -
The Providence Art Club will soon give an exhi.
bition of pictures by Rhode Island artists. The
Legi .lature has loaned them Stuart's great full
length portrait of Washington now hanging In the
Od1oe Of the Secretary of state at Providence The
Art Club is TO have the portrait insured Tor $Io OOO
One member of the House had never heard Of the
picture until the discussion this week the pro-
prlety of loaning 1t to the Art Club